Any Festivas here?

[esmith2039]

Originally Posted by metroschultz

I have three customers who own Festivas.
All of them have the same opinion;
wouldn't trade it for anything.
for some reason the little Mazda/Ford has a real appeal to the owners.
These were originally re-badged Mazda 323's.
But I have not heard of any older 323 owners with the same loyalty.
I am sure they are out there.
BTW
You can have as many cars as you want.
I am going to be getting rid of some of mine shortly(depends on weather and work schedule).
S.

Actually Festiva's are rebadged Mazda 121's or Kia Pride.. Kia Pride actually since they were first. You can put several motors in them from the 1.6L (SOHC or DOHC) in most mazda's clear up the 1.8L (SOHC or DOHC). Common swaps are the turbo models from the Capri's and the BP variety from the Escort. They still get 35+ but if your looking towards mileage I wouldn't.

Getting a stripper model and adding the Aspire head on the Festiva block would give you the most efficient engine setup. Aspire's use rollers.. less friction. The Aspire trans isn't geared as high as the Festiva's. Don't know if it would help any in the mileage though.

[kafer65]

I bought a 323 1.6L 4-speed new in '86. I absolutely loved it. It handled like a sports car when it had some good tires on it. I got 38mpg driving like a crazed college student. Never had an issue with it except one morning it was 17 below and the cam seized and broke the cam sprocket. It was a minor repair but the one thing I didn't like was the one piece cam holder. You had to slide the cam in from one side instead of unbolting it. Other than that I often wish I still had it. You can get a 4X8 sheet of plywood in the hatch flat.

[DifferentPointofView]

I am going to be getting rid of some of mine shortly(depends on weather and work schedule).

Plan on selling one to me?